HIM / discography
This discography is an overview of the musical works of the Finnish rock band HIM and their pseudonyms such as HER . According to sources and record awards, she has sold more than 2.7 million records to date, over 460,000 of them in her home country alone. The most successful release by HIM is the second studio album Razorblade Romance with over a million units sold.
Albums
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | FI | |||
1997 | Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666 |
DE50 (23 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
FI4th
platinum
(29 weeks)FI |
First published: November 20, 1997
Sales: +68,719 |
1999 | Razorblade Romance |
DE1 × 3
(58 weeks)DE |
AT1
gold
(16 weeks)AT |
CH8th
gold
(32 weeks)CH |
UK-
silver
UK
|
- |
FI1 × 2
(30 weeks)FI |
First published: December 19, 1999
Sales: + 1,000,000 |
2001 | Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights |
DE2 (26 weeks) DE |
AT1
gold
(10 weeks)AT |
CH2
gold
(11 weeks)CH |
- |
US190 (1 week) US |
FI1
platinum
(11 weeks)FI |
First published:
Aug 27, 2001 Sales: +98,009 |
2003 | Love metal |
DE1
gold
(20 weeks)DE |
AT5 (14 weeks) AT |
CH4 (15 weeks) CH |
UK55
gold
(5 weeks)UK |
US117 (1 week) US |
FI1
platinum
(20 weeks)FI |
First published: April 14, 2003
Sales: + 269,231 |
2005 | Dark light |
DE4th
gold
(13 weeks)DE |
AT4 (7 weeks) AT |
CH8 (7 weeks) CH |
UK18th
gold
(5 weeks)UK |
US18th
gold
(37 weeks)US |
FI1
platinum
(20 weeks)FI |
First published: September 23, 2005
Sales: + 758,720 |
2007 | Venus Doom |
DE3 (6 weeks) DE |
AT9 (4 weeks) AT |
CH5 (6 weeks) CH |
UK31 (2 weeks) UK |
US12 (2 weeks) US |
FI2
gold
(9 weeks)FI |
First published: September 14, 2007
Sales: +30,818 |
2010 | Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice |
DE4 (5 weeks) DE |
AT7 (3 weeks) AT |
CH7 (4 weeks) CH |
UK50 (1 week) UK |
US25 (4 weeks) US |
FI2
gold
(12 weeks)FI |
First published: February 8, 2010
Sales: + 15,101 |
2013 | Tears on tape |
DE2 (6 weeks) DE |
AT7 (4 weeks) AT |
CH22 (3 weeks) CH |
- |
US15 (2 weeks) US |
FI2 (10 weeks) FI |
First published: April 26, 2013
Sales: + 20,000 |
Live albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | FI | |||
2008 | Digital Versatile Doom - Live at the Orpheum Theater |
DE37 (1 week) DE |
AT35 (2 weeks) AT |
- | - |
US168 (1 week) US |
FI10 (7 weeks) FI |
First published: April 1, 2008
|
Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | FI | |||
2004 | And Love Said No - The Greatest Hits 1997-2004 |
DE5 (7 weeks) DE |
AT9 (6 weeks) AT |
CH18 (7 weeks) CH |
UK30th
gold
(7 weeks)UK |
- |
FI2
platinum
(17 weeks)FI |
First published: March 15, 2004
Sales: + 153,606 |
2006 | Uneasy Listening Vol. 1 |
DE37 (2 weeks) DE |
- |
CH40 (2 weeks) CH |
- |
US162 (1 week) US |
FI7 (9 weeks) FI |
First published: October 27, 2006
|
2007 | Uneasy Listening Vol. 2 |
DE38 (2 weeks) DE |
AT71 (1 week) AT |
CH61 (1 week) CH |
- | - |
FI12 (5 weeks) FI |
First published: April 20, 2007
|
2012 | XX - Two Decades of Love Metal |
DE98 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - | - |
FI4 (3 weeks) FI |
First published: October 26, 2012
|
- 2010: SWRMXS
EPs
- 1996: 666 Ways to Love: Prologue
Singles
Chart placements
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | FI | |||
1996 | 666 Ways to Love: Prolugue 666 Ways to Love: Prologue EP |
- | - | - | - | - |
FI9 (7 weeks) FI |
First published: October 16, 1996
|
1997 | When Love and Death Embrace Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666 |
- | - | - | - | - |
FI9 (7 weeks) FI |
First published: October 1997
|
1998 | Your Sweet 666 Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666 |
- | - | - | - | - |
FI7 (5 weeks) FI |
First published: February 2, 1998
|
1999 |
Join Me (in Death) Razorblade Romance |
DE1
gold
(22 weeks)DE |
AT2
gold
(13 weeks)AT |
CH8 (26 weeks) CH |
- | - |
FI1
platinum
(37 weeks)FI |
First published: November 2, 1999
Sales: + 305,628 |
2000 | Right Here in My Arms Razorblade Romance |
DE22 (10 weeks) DE |
- |
CH45 (12 weeks) CH |
- | - |
FI1 (15 weeks) FI |
First published: March 6, 2000
Sales: + 6,868 |
Poison Girl Razorblade Romance |
DE34 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
FI3 (5 weeks) FI |
First published: July 3, 2000
|
|
Gone with the Sin Razorblade Romance |
DE19 (12 weeks) DE |
- |
CH89 (7 weeks) CH |
- | - |
FI1 (11 weeks) FI |
First published: October 21, 2000
|
|
2001 | Pretending Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights |
DE10 (9 weeks) DE |
AT36 (8 weeks) AT |
CH32 (7 weeks) CH |
- | - |
FI1 (8 weeks) FI |
First published: July 2nd, 2001
Sales: + 7,641 |
In Joy and Sorrow Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights |
DE17 (8 weeks) DE |
- |
CH98 (1 week) CH |
- | - |
FI2 (4 weeks) FI |
First published: October 8, 2001
|
|
2002 | Heartache Every Moment & Close to the Flame Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights |
DE20 (7 weeks) DE |
- |
CH88 (2 weeks) CH |
- | - |
FI2 (5 weeks) FI |
First published: January 14, 2002
|
2003 | The Funeral of Hearts Love Metal |
DE3 (9 weeks) DE |
AT26 (9 weeks) AT |
CH24 (7 weeks) CH |
UK15 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
FI1 (12 weeks) FI |
First published: March 17, 2003
|
The Sacrament Love Metal |
DE22 (5 weeks) DE |
AT47 (6 weeks) AT |
CH71 (1 week) CH |
UK23 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
FI4 (9 weeks) FI |
First published: June 16, 2003
|
|
Buried Alive by Love Love Metal |
DE27 (3 weeks) DE |
AT66 (2 weeks) AT |
CH98 (1 week) CH |
UK30 (2 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First published: October 5, 2003
|
|
2004 | Solitary Man And Love Said No. |
DE17 (7 weeks) DE |
AT45 (4 weeks) AT |
CH40 (2 weeks) CH |
UK9 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
FI2 (7 weeks) FI |
First published: March 1, 2004
|
And Love Said No And Love Said No |
- | - | - | - | - |
FI2 (10 weeks) FI |
First published: July 2004
|
|
2005 | Wings of a Butterfly Dark Light |
DE10 (11 weeks) DE |
AT12 (12 weeks) AT |
CH28 (11 weeks) CH |
UK10 (4 weeks) UK |
US87 (2 weeks) US |
FI1 (7 weeks) FI |
First published: September 5, 2005
|
2006 | Killing Loneliness Dark Light |
DE32 (8 weeks) DE |
AT56 (4 weeks) AT |
CH44 (4 weeks) CH |
UK26 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
FI2 (5 weeks) FI |
First published: February 10, 2006
|
In Joy and Sorrow / Pretending Uneasy Listening Vol. 1 |
- | - | - | - | - |
FI1 (9 weeks) FI |
First published: November 2006
|
|
2007 | The Kiss of Dawn Venus Doom |
DE44 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK59 (1 week) UK |
- |
FI2 (7 weeks) FI |
First published: August 22, 2007
|
2009 | Heartkiller Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice |
DE34 (4 weeks) DE |
AT56 (2 weeks) AT |
- | - | - |
FI5 (6 weeks) FI |
First published: December 7, 2009
|
More singles
- 1998: Wicked Game
- 1999: It's All Tears (Drown in This Love)
- 2005: Vampire Heart
- 2007: Bleed Well
- 2010: Scared to Death
- 2012: Strange World
- 2013: Tears On Tape
Video albums and music videos
Video albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | FI | |||
2005 | Love Metal Archives Vol.1 |
DE15 (4 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK-
gold
UK
|
- |
FI-
platinum
FI
|
First published: April 25, 2005
Sales: +38,197 |
2008 | Digital Versatile Doom - Live at the Orpheum Theater |
DE37 (1 week) DE |
AT35 (2 weeks) AT |
- | - |
US168 (1 week) US |
FI10 (7 weeks) FI |
First published: April 2008
|
- 2004: The Video Collection 1997-2003
Music videos
year | title | Director (s) |
---|---|---|
1996 | Wicked Game (Version 1) | Antto Melasniemi |
1998 | Wicked Game (Version 2) | Markus Walter |
1999 | When Love and Death Embrace | Mikko Pitkänen |
Join Me (in Death) (Version 1) | Robert Wilde | |
2000 | Right Here in My Arms | Pasi Pauni |
Poison girl | - | |
Gone with the Sin | Ercin Filizli | |
Join Me (in Death) (Version 2) | John Hillcoat | |
Wicked Game (Version 3) | Bill Yükich | |
2001 | Pretending | Kevin Godley |
In Joy and Sorrow | John Hillcoat | |
Heartache every moment | - | |
2002 | Close to the flame | - |
2003 | The Funeral of Hearts | Stefan Lindfors |
Buried Alive by Love | Bam Margera | |
2004 | The Sacrament | Bam Margera |
Solitary Man | Bam Margera | |
And Love Said No. | Bam Margera | |
2005 | Wings of a Butterfly | Meiert Avis |
Killing Loneliness (Version 1) | Noble Jones | |
2006 | Killing Loneliness (Version 2) | Nathan Cox |
2007 | The Kiss of Dawn | Meiert Avis |
Bleed Well | Meiert Avis | |
2010 | Heartkiller | James Copeman |
Scared to Death | Eugene Riecansky | |
2013 | Tears on tape | Stefan Lindfors |
Into The Night | Stefan Lindfors | |
All lips go blue | Eugene Riecansky |
Demos
- 1992: Witches and Other Night Fears
- 1995: This Is Only the Beginning
Box sets
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | FI | |||
2002 | The Single Collection | - | - | - | - | - |
FI12 (4 weeks) FI |
First release: October 7th, 2002
Box set consisting of ten maxi CDs with all singles released up to then and bonus material placement in the single charts |
Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
Country / Region | silver | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Germany (BVMI) | - | 4 × gold4th | platinum1 | 900,000 | musikindustrie.de |
Europe (IFPI) | - | - | platinum1 | (1,000,000) | ifpi.org |
Finland (IFPI) | - | 2 × gold2 | 9 × platinum9 | 466.074 | ifpi.fi |
Greece (IFPI) | - | 3 × gold3 | - | 47,500 |
ifpi.gr ( Memento from December 9, 2003 in the Internet Archive ) GR2 ( Memento from October 21, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) GR3 ( Memento from October 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) |
Austria (IFPI) | - | 3 × gold3 | - | 70,000 | ifpi.at |
Switzerland (IFPI) | - | 2 × gold2 | - | 45,000 | hitparade.ch |
United States (RIAA) | - | gold1 | - | 500,000 | riaa.com |
United Kingdom (BPI) | silver1 | 4 × gold4th | - | 385,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | silver1 | 19 × gold19th | 11 × platinum11 |